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hitta · 12-28-2011, 02:27 PM

A lot of people point at our linebackers as being terrible (I by no means think that the linebackers are great), but I really think that our LBs often look worse than they are because of bad play on the defensive line. These last few weeks, the D-Line has look much better, and in turn has made our entire defense look much more stable. Plus, the increased playing time of Dunbar has made the LB group feel much more complete.

Danno · 12-28-2011, 02:33 PM

Originally Posted by hitta

A lot of people point at our linebackers as being terrible (I by no means think that the linebackers are great), but I really think that our LBs often look worse than they are because of bad play on the defensive line. These last few weeks, the D-Line has look much better, and in turn has made our entire defense look much more stable. Plus, the increased playing time of Dunbar has made the LB group feel much more complete.

Continuity certainly helps, as well as other parts of the defense working well.

The D-line affects every other position.

To me Shanle is an average to slightly below average NFL LB. He's not as bad as many state, but he certainly isn't as good as a few claim.

Obviously he's the best we currently have or he'd be replaced.

12-28-2011, 02:27 PM	#1
hitta 1000 Posts + Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,331	A lot of people point at our linebackers as being terrible (I by no means think that the linebackers are great), but I really think that our LBs often look worse than they are because of bad play on the defensive line. These last few weeks, the D-Line has look much better, and in turn has made our entire defense look much more stable. Plus, the increased playing time of Dunbar has made the LB group feel much more complete.
hitta 1000 Posts + Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,331

12-28-2011, 02:33 PM	#2
Danno Truth Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Spanish Fort, AL (via NO and B/R) Posts: 24,748	Originally Posted by hitta A lot of people point at our linebackers as being terrible (I by no means think that the linebackers are great), but I really think that our LBs often look worse than they are because of bad play on the defensive line. These last few weeks, the D-Line has look much better, and in turn has made our entire defense look much more stable. Plus, the increased playing time of Dunbar has made the LB group feel much more complete. Continuity certainly helps, as well as other parts of the defense working well. The D-line affects every other position. To me Shanle is an average to slightly below average NFL LB. He's not as bad as many state, but he certainly isn't as good as a few claim. Obviously he's the best we currently have or he'd be replaced.

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